Lantern



J. W. GOSLING Aug. 30, 1927. 1,640,446

LANTERN Filed 2, 1925 l2 Shafts-Sheet l HS Alf-tornei J- Aug. 30,1927.

J. w. GosLlNG LANTERN Filed @rch 2. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor-'zJoseph Gosling,

His Attorneg.

Patented Augu, 1927.

UNITED STATES, PATENTfoFFic-E.

i JOSEPH W. GOSLING, OF SCHENECTAD-Y, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GENERALELECTRIC COMPANY, .Ay CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK.V

LANTEBN.

Applicationiied Marcha. 19,257. seriai No. 12,483'.

My invention relates to lanterns; more particularly it relates' toylanterns adapted for use in connection withstreet and highway lightingnnd to lanterns which are in-` (L l n a a stalled in exposed situations.My invention also relates to lanterns of the foregoing type generallyknown as ornamental lanterns.

yIIeretofore lanterns ot this general'type have been so constructed thatwhenever' a'v portion ot the glass is broken or a sectionot the trame,as is often the case, ithas beenl necessary to remove the unit in oiderto have the repairs made. One of theI objects of'niy invention is toprovide a lantern of such construction'that in the event thatl one ofthepanels or ribs isbroken thev unit may be readily repaired just where it'is installed.

It is an object of my invention to provide an improved form ofgasketfoit special construction and coloring andV of retaining means forthe glass panels. It is Yalso an ob- I' ject of my invention to provideaflantern, thev cost of repairing aiidof maintaining which is very low.v It is also an ob]ect otmyinvention to provideother details ofconstruction'with the object ot' increasing the/olii?V as the bottomfitter.` Fig.,2 shows that element of the 'frame ofA .the lanternwhichis l 'interposed between the canopyandjbody, sometimes knownV asthe top fittercy, andfalso shows the cross element which supports thereflector. Fig.`3 is an ,enlarged section of the trame, Fig. 2, betweenthe lines 3- 3 and 31-31, Fig. 4 is a plain view taken along line 4 4 ofFig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section'taken along line 5-5, Fig. v1, and 5-5,Fig.12,"`l showing the relation between the canopy, its.l

hingevand the top fitter.;v Fig. 6 is a section along line 6-.16Fig.` 1,showing the relation two adjoining glass panes". Y

Referring more in deta`l` tothe drawings, it will be seen thatthecariopy`28 is one of usual and well known;construction. This of oneof the ribs of the rame,the gasket-'arid canopy ishingedin the usualwayv bygpin 51 A(see Fig. 5) to lugs 2 and 3 of the top fitter, Y

the body and the` base' afrereadilyj recognizable, which base issometimes known Fig. z2.l The canopy isjfurther providedwith v a latchV4, Fig. 1, which is adapted to enterA vthe slot 5 in the lug 6 of thetop vfitter. By lmeans of the thumb nut 7, the canopy may be located ina closed position. The'frame of the lantern comprises the top fitterelemenxt-8,jFig. 2, and the bottom itter9,'between-which the ribs 10,11, 12, andV sovon, are interposed as shown in Fig. 1. These ribs areremovably secured to the elements Sand 9 'byany'suitable means, such asthe screws 13 and 14, Fig. 1. Eachone of groove'14, Fig.- 6, whichisadapted' tore-l ceive a gasket element 15, which element may 'the ribsis provided With a longitudinal i be of any suitable material Asuch aslrubber.

Thisl 'asketA should be preferably light colored, such as white, ornearly White. This gasket is V-shaped on the innervsidve, as in-'dicated in Fig. 6, and'is provided with lateral angesl and 17, `andwith a rib 18 on the outward'side,which fits intothe longitudinalgrooveotthe rib;y Between the ribs v10, 11, etc. and'th'efflange'19 ofthe bottom.y

itteryI also provide a gasket' element 2O.

'When the ribs and the top Vand-bottom 'fitr tersare secured together,it will be seen that the panels, such as'21, 22, 23, can be slipped intoposition. rvFor "example, thev panel "23,

Fig, 4, may be'dropped into position betweenl` the vgasket elements 24and" 15j. Simi# larly,fthev pane ofglass'22 Vcan be dropped into place"betweenv the'gasket elements 15.`

and 26. ''Vhen' a'panel is in position, as indi.-

cated in'fFig., 1, it has an upward andloutwardslopewith respect to theaxis of the unit,"inasm'uch as the' top itteris of'larger diameter thanthe bottom fitter. In order vto ,secure the glassv plates i'n positionl'provide suitable vspring i devices *some ot which are Vsecured tothebottom 4fitter and some to the Vtop tter. For example, in order tosecure 'the panels 22 andi-23,in'position, Fig. 4, I

provide a bifurcated spring 27 opposite the rib. -1,0,"Fig-4.fOne'fofjthe-prongs 29 of this .spring 27' engages the ypa'1ie-22'on`onervside ofthe gasket 25,'.whereas the other prong 30 I engages Vthepane-23on-the other iside. The

screw 214 is'usedtos'ecure the spring'29 to ther rbottom fitter.- 'Eachsimilar-spring, such asv the springs"32,f v33,1is similarly secured.

On theupper side ofthe lamp the panels A 'are held in place by means ofthe adjusting screws' and 37,- byinea-ns otwhich screws 'thepressu-reagainstV the panels of glass may beV regulated yso as to insure a kclose-it` against the gaskets. `These screws arepreterably made otnonmetallic material such as hard fibre or hard rubber.

The top fit-ter is further provided with a couple ot members 38 and '39located dia-inetrically opposite, as shown in Fig. 2. Hinged betweenthese two members 38 and 39 there is a beam A which supports the reetractor or reliector element 40 ot the unit. This beam comprises a pairo1 .strips 41 and 42, which are secured one end to `the link 43 andatthe opposite end are notched yand rest upon Lpin 44, which pin passesthrough a perforated support 45, and which latteris secured to theelement 39. The link 43 is yprovided with slotted channelsi. one on eachside, 46 and 47, .oli' the element 43. Through these channels a pin 48projects, which pin is held by theincniber 49. which latter is securedto the projection 38,y and which, member 49 serves as a bearing Afor thepin 48. Near thee-entrai portion ot the vbeam the reflector, orretractor, 40, is secured in place through the medium vota bolt 50.- f

With this construction it is possible to tilt the reflector 40 aboutthepin 48 *in order to .re-lamp the unit. such-that the` strips 41 and `42are .merely notched on the right hand end and merely rest on top otl thepin 44.; sov that the whole beam A may be rotatedabout pin 48, and sothat the slots 45 may slide over the ends ot the pin 48 until fthebottom ot' the slots strikes the pin 48, .and thus the reflector '40,may be raised to any desired height tor clearing the lamp 52. vAftei'theunit has y thepin 48. allowingl the beam to fall back" been re-lampedthe beam A is let down into v position once more, which position isindicated in Fig. l.

, Itwill be. understood thatV the ire-lamping operationinay be vcarriedout. it necessary, by the repairn'ianby the use ota single hand. This isnecessary sometimes.inasmuch as units of thisv type are Otten located ontop oit a` pole and the person who is rei-lamping needs one hand to holdhim in position and has' only vone hand available for the purpose otre-lainping. Under these conditions he may iinlatch and raise the dome28, n

rotating it about the pivot Fig. After the dome israised with the singlehand, he may raise the beain A and rotate it about and rest on the rimol:l thetop fitterV 8, whereupon heinay readily remove the lamp 52 andput in a newv one.

It will be seen that witha lantern otv this construction it is possibleto remove one or'inorc otthe 'panels by removing en@ V@y drawn and a newpanel substituted, where- The arrangen'ient is' Furthermore, by theprovision ot the gaskf ets. such as gaskets 20, 15, they unit isvprotected against dust and lthe elements and `thereby maintained cleanand efficient.

Furthermore, by the provision yoi" ligilfit colored gaskets theilluminating efficiency of the unit-is considerably greater than wouldotherwise be the case. Y Y

While I have illustrated'my inventionl iii connection with-afspecial.form ot construetfion, it will be understood that in view ot thedisclosure those versed in the art may readily vaiy thev details withoutdeparting lfrom the spirit ot the invention or `trein the scope ot theclaims herein.l

What I claim as new and desir-e to se? cure by Letters Patent ot theUnited States isie 1. A lantern lia-ving a top traineand a bottom frameand a .series ot ribs interposed between the topand the bottoni frames,sail; elements forming a series ot panel trames, a glass panel for eachframe, a non-metallic.

gasket imbedded in each rib-tor protectingV the `glassV from thenietal,eachv ot said ribsy vserving as a traine element tor twol adjacentpanels, the ,gasket oneacli rib protruding between the twoadgacent'panelsto prev-ent the panels from coming intov Contact.

2.'A lantern having a top traine and a bottom trame and a series of ribsinterposed between the topY and the kbottom Vtrames,

said elements forming aseries ot panel..

tram-es. al glass pane-l toi' eaclitran'ie, a non# metallic gasket foreach rib i'or proteetiiinjfy the glass from the metal.7 each ot saidribsV servingasa traine element tor twofadjaceiit panels, the gasket toreach` rib preti-"iiding'V Y betiif'eeii the two adyacent panels torprevent 'ing vthe panels from,A coming` into contact.

3. A lantern .having aVA top. vtrame and a bottom traine and ailseriesot ribs interposed between the top andbottoin trames said ele-` ments'forming a: series of panel trames. a glass panel tor each frame, anon-inetallie gasket foreach rib tor protecting the lglass from themetal each ot said ribs serviiio' as a frame element tor two adjacentpanelfgtlie i gasket tor each rib protrudingY between the two adJacentpanels yfor preventing' the panels troni coming into contact, saidgasket 'being of light colored material.y v

In witness whereof. I have hereuntoy set'` my hand this 28th day otFebruary, 1925.

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